Crossword for Thu, 8/Feb/2018

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Across
1: Water plants used in informal Gaelic gardens (5)

5: Actors were first to have moved on board (7)

9: Ways of approaching a goddess without middlemen? (7)

11: Whistles for tarts carrying pitcher (5)

12: One who concentrates on princess, yet ignores her at first (9)

13: Surpass former church leader, at first (5)

15: Wanderer features in ones best adage (7)

16: French ladies made Sam mad (7)

17: Classical musician composing her opus (7)

19: Snagged woman with an impeccable reference (7)

21: One who heals despicable person on TV hospital program (5)

22: Country encircling one's country (9)

24: Angry Raider not silent (5)

26: Seize broadcast mogul (7)

27: Seabird coming back around by mistake (7)

28: Rare fish goes around and around (5)
Down
1: Supplied guns in gendarme division (5)

2: Hang back, keeping right next to person buying a jumper (11)

3: Recluse before had a very small sum of money (7)

4: Repeated note to help player? (6-7)

6: A fool had peas cooked (7)

7: Lick up pal (3)

8: End is close, doctor surreptitiously revealed (9)

10: Beat it and ran, for example, with Girl Scout ingredients (9,4)

14: Sound practical perception is a normal feeling (11)

15: Ban professional writer (9)

18: Make money and set out to be serious (7)

20: Bumpers, e.g., aren't so damaged (7)

23: Chump getting past in chasm (5)

25: Freshen the atmosphere (3)




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